Unit 2 Sporting eventsChina successfully held the 29th Olympic Games in 2008
We began to learn more about the history and significance of the honourable games
The ancient games were held at Olympia in Greece every four years from 776 BC to AD 394
At that time, by tradition theathletes were all maleand they had to competewearing no clothes
Single women were allowed to take part in their own competition at a separate festival in honour ofthe wife of the Greek god Zeus
In 1896, the contemporary Olympic flame restarted to be lit in Athens
It was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, who made important contributions to the activity
After 32 years' absence, the People's Republic of China returned to the Games and played an important role in them
In Beijing 29th Olympic Games Chinese athlet